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                <p>You can use the Project dashboard to track team progress toward completing an iteration.
                    This dashboard displays data that helps you monitor task burndown, burn rate, and
                    the product backlog.</p>
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                                <p>You access dashboards through your team project portal. You can access the Project
                                    dashboard only if that portal has been enabled and is provisioned to use Windows
                                    SharePoint Services 3.0. Also, for the Task Burndown and Burn Rate charts to be
                                    available, the team project collection that contains your team project must be provisioned
                                    with SQL Server Reporting Services. This report is not available if
                                    <img alt="Report" src="../art/Icon_reportTE.gif" />
                                    <span class="ui">Reports</span> does not appear when you open Team Explorer and expand
                                    your team project node. For more information, see <span sdata="link"><a href="DashboardsGovDev.html">
                                        Dashboards (GovDev)</a></span> or <span sdata="link"><a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/644ee4b7-3653-4943-9809-3d14d4d79c48">
                                            Access a Team Project Portal and Process Guidance</a></span>.</p>
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                                <p><span class="label">In this topic</span> </p>
                                <ul>
                                    <li>
                                        <p><a href="#Data">Data That Appears in the Dashboard</a></p>
                                    </li>
                                    <li>
                                        <p><a href="#RequiredActivities">Required Activities for Tracking Task Burndown and
                                            Burn Rate</a></p>
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                                    <li>
                                        <p><a href="#Using">Tracking an Iteration</a></p>
                                        <ul>
                                            <li>
                                                <p><a href="#Modify">Modify the Task Burndown Report for an Iteration</a></p>
                                            </li>
                                            <li>
                                                <p><a href="#Progress">Monitoring Progress</a></p>
                                            </li>
                                        </ul>
                                    </li>
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                                <p><span class="label">You can use this dashboard to answer the following questions</span> 
                                    :</p>
                                <ul>
                                    <li>
                                        <p>Is the team likely to finish the iteration on time?</p>
                                    </li>
                                    <li>
                                        <p>Will the team complete the planned work based on the current burn rate? </p>
                                    </li>
                                    <li>
                                        <p>What were the most recent check-ins?</p>
                                    </li>
                                </ul>
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                <p><span class="label">Required Permissions</span> </p>
                <p>To view the dashboard, you must be assigned or belong to a group that has been assigned
                    the <span class="ui">Read</span> permissions in SharePoint Products for the team
                    project. To modify, copy, or customize a dashboard, you must be assigned or belong
                    to a group that has been assigned the <span class="ui">Members</span> permissions
                    in SharePoint Products for the team project. For more information, see <span sdata="link">
                        <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/3cfefdd2-b161-4e04-8dc0-e2deeac50262">Add
                            Users to Team Projects</a></span>.</p>
                <p>To modify a report in this dashboard, you must be a member of the <span class="ui">
                    TfsWarehouseDataReaders</span> security role in the SQL Server Analysis Services
                    database for Team Foundation. You must also have read access to the warehouse database
                    for Team Foundation. For more information, see <span sdata="link"><a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/c7488754-77af-4fb4-8eca-1af0d206c9c8">
                        Grant Access to the Databases of the Data Warehouse for Visual Studio ALM</a>
                    </span>.</p>
                <p>To view a work item, you must be a member of the <span class="ui">Readers</span> group
                    or your <span class="ui">View work items in this node</span> permission must be set
                    to <span class="ui">Allow</span>. To create or modify a work item, you must be a
                    member of the <span class="ui">Contributors</span> group or your <span class="ui">Edit
                        work items in this node</span> permission must be set to <span class="ui">Allow
                    </span>. For more information, see <span sdata="link"><a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/8f1f5f39-ed0f-4539-bee1-7e7e77bb5728">
                        Managing Permissions</a></span>.</p>
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                Displayed in the Dashboard</span> </h1>
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                <p>You can use the Project dashboard to understand how much progress the team is making
                    toward completing tasks. Specifically, this dashboard displays the Web parts that
                    the following illustration shows and that the following table describes.</p>
                <img alt="Project dashboard (GovDev)" src="../art/ProcG_Dashboard_Proj.png" /><div
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                                <p>Burndown and burn rate charts, reports
                                    <img alt="Step 1" src="../art/ProcGuid_1.gif" />
                                    and
                                    <img alt="Step 2" src="../art/ProcGuid_2.gif" />, do not appear when the server
                                    that hosts Analysis Services for the team project is not available.</p>
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                <p>For more information about how to interpret, update, or customize the charts that
                    appear in the Project dashboard, see the topics that are listed in the following
                    table:</p>
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                            <th>
                                <p>Web part</p>
                            </th>
                            <th>
                                <p>Data displayed</p>
                            </th>
                            <th>
                                <p>Related topic</p>
                            </th>
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                        <tr>
                            <td>
                                <img alt="Step 1" src="../art/ProcGuid_1.gif" /></td>
                            <td>
                                <p>A visual representation of the cumulative count of all hours that the team spent
                                    on all task work items for the past four weeks. </p>
                                <img alt="Burndown chart" src="../art/ProcGuid_AgileBurn.png" /><p>The <span class="ui">
                                    Ideal Trend</span> line calculates a slope or trajectory for when work will be completed
                                    based on the amount of work remaining and the end date of the report. The line is
                                    drawn from the remaining work on the start date to intersect the x-axis on the end
                                    date.</p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <p><span sdata="link"><a href="BurndownandBurnRateReportGovDev.html">Burndown and Burn
                                    Rate Report (GovDev)</a></span> </p>
                            </td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                            <td>
                                <img alt="Step 2" src="../art/ProcGuid_2.gif" /></td>
                            <td>
                                <p>Bar chart that shows the actual and required burn rate of the team. The burn rate
                                    shows how quickly the team is actually completing planned work and what the rate
                                    must be to complete the currently active tasks on schedule. </p>
                                <img alt="Burn Rate Excel Report" src="../art/ProcG_BurnRate.png" /></td>
                            <td>
                                <p><span sdata="link"><a href="BurndownandBurnRateReportGovDev.html">Burndown and Burn
                                    Rate Report (GovDev)</a></span> </p>
                            </td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                            <td>
                                <img alt="Step 3" src="../art/ProcGuid_3.gif" /></td>
                            <td>
                                <p>Team Web Access list of active Use Cases.</p>
                                <img alt="Use Case Progress Chart" 
                                    src="../art/UseCaseProgressProgressDashboard.png" />
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <p><span sdata="link"><a href="UseCasePlanningWorkbook.html">Use Case Planning Workbook
                                    </a></span> </p>
                                <p><span sdata="link"><a href="UseCaseProgressExcelReportGovDev.html">Use Case Progress
                                    Excel Report (GovDev)</a></span> </p>
                            </td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                            <td>
                                <img alt="Step 4" src="../art/ProcGuid_4.gif" /></td>
                            <td>
                                <p>List of upcoming events. The list is derived from a SharePoint Web part.</p>
                                <img alt="Import Events Web part" src="../art/SharePoint_Dashboard.png" /></td>
                            <td>
                                <p>Not applicable</p>
                            </td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                            <td>
                                <img alt="Step 5" src="../art/ProcGuid_6.gif" /></td>
                            <td>
                                <p>Count of active, resolved, and closed work items. You can open the list of work items
                                    by clicking each number. This list is derived from a Team Web Access Web part.
                                </p>
                                <img alt="Project Work Items Web part" src="../art/TWSA_DashProjectWI.png" />
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <p><span sdata="link"><a href="WorkItemsandWorkflowGovDev.html">Work Items and Workflow
                                    (GovDev)</a></span> </p>
                            </td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                            <td>
                                <img alt="Step 6" src="../art/ProcGuid_6a.gif" /></td>
                            <td>
                                <p>List of recent builds and their status. You can view more details about a specific
                                    build by clicking it. This list is derived from a Team Web Access Web part.</p>
                                <img alt="Recent Builds Web part" src="../art/TWSA_DashBuilds.png" /><p><span class="label">
                                    Legend</span>:</p>
                                <p>
                                    <img alt="Build in Progress" src="../art/Icon_BuildStatus_1.gif" />: Build in Progress
                                </p>
                                <p>
                                    <img alt="Build Not Started" src="../art/Icon_BuildStatus_2.gif" />: Build Not Started
                                </p>
                                <p>
                                    <img alt="Build Succeeded" src="../art/Icon_BuildStatus_3.gif" />: Build Succeeded
                                </p>
                                <p>
                                    <img alt="Build Failed" src="../art/Icon_BuildStatus_4.gif" />: Build Failed
                                </p>
                                <p>
                                    <img alt="Build Stopped" src="../art/Icon_BuildStatus_5.gif" />: Build Stopped
                                </p>
                                <p>
                                    <img alt="Build Partially Succeeded" src="../art/Icon_BuildStatus_6.gif" />: Build
                                    Partially Succeeded</p>
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <p><span sdata="link"><a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/5c0de804-7ff9-468b-9053-fd068ea1a2bc">
                                    Managing and Viewing Completed Builds</a></span> </p>
                            </td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                            <td>
                                <img alt="Step 7" src="../art/ProcGuid_7.gif" /></td>
                            <td>
                                <p>List of the most recent check-ins. You can view more details about a specific check-in
                                    by clicking it. This list is derived from a Team Web Access Web part.</p>
                                <img alt="Recent Checkins Web part" src="../art/TWSA_DashCheckins.png" /></td>
                            <td>
                                <p><span sdata="link"><a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/dded21d3-4869-4e19-bca4-62e27179539c">
                                    Using the Check In and Pending Changes Windows</a></span> </p>
                            </td>
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                Activities for Tracking Task Burndown and Burn Rate</span> </h1>
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                <p>For the reports that appear in the Project dashboard to be useful and accurate, the
                    team must perform the following activities:</p>
                <ul>
                    <li>
                        <p>Define tasks. </p>
                    </li>
                    <li>
                        <p>Specify and update the <span class="ui">Completed</span> and <span class="ui">Remaining
                            </span> fields for each task as the team works on it.</p>
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                                        <p>If you subdivide a task into subtasks, specify hours only for the subtasks. These
                                            hours are rolled up as summary values for the parent task and the Use Case.
                                        </p>
                                    </td>
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                    </li>
                    <li>
                        <p>Update the <span class="ui">State</span> of each task as it progresses from <span
                            class="ui">Active</span> to <span class="ui">Closed</span>.</p>
                    </li>
                    <li>
                        <p>(optional) Specify the <span class="ui">Iteration</span> and <span class="ui">Area
                            </span> paths for each work item if you want to filter by those fields. </p>
                    </li>
                </ul>
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                an Iteration</span> </h1>
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                <p>By using the Project dashboard, product owners and the team can view the team's progress
                    and determine whether the team is making sufficient progress. </p>
                <p>For more information about how to customize the Project Dashboard and the types of
                    questions to ask based on the indicators that appear within the dashboard, see the
                    following sections:</p>
                <ul>
                    <li>
                        <p><a href="#Modify">Modify the Task Burndown Report for an Iteration</a></p>
                    </li>
                    <li>
                        <p><a href="#Progress">Monitoring Progress</a></p>
                    </li>
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                <h3 class="subHeading">Modify the Task Burndown Report for an Iteration</h3>
                <div class="subsection">
                    <p>To track an iteration by using the Project Dashboard, you must modify the parameters
                        for the Task Burndown and Burn Rate reports in Report Manager to reflect the start
                        and end dates for your iteration. By default, the start date is five days before
                        the current date.</p>
                    <h3 class="procedureSubHeading">To modify the Task Burndown and Burn Rate reports to
                        correspond to a specific iteration</h3>
                    <div class="subSection">
                        <ol>
                            <li>
                                <p>In the dashboard navigation panel, click <span class="ui">Reports</span>.</p>
                            </li>
                            <li>
                                <p>In Report Manager, click <span class="ui">Dashboards</span>, and then click <span
                                    class="ui">Burndown</span>.</p>
                            </li>
                            <li>
                                <p>Click <span class="ui">Properties</span>, and then click <span class="ui">Parameters
                                    </span>. </p>
                            </li>
                            <li>
                                <p>For the <span class="ui">StartDateParam</span> parameter, click <span class="ui">Override
                                    Default</span>, and type the iteration start date in the text box with the format
                                    mm/dd/yyyy. </p>
                            </li>
                            <li>
                                <p>For the <span class="ui">EndDateParam</span> parameter, click <span class="ui">Override
                                    Default</span>, and type the iteration end date in the text box with the format
                                    mm/dd/yyyy. </p>
                            </li>
                            <li>
                                <p>Click <span class="ui">Apply</span>. </p>
                            </li>
                            <li>
                                <p>At the top of Report Manager, click the <span class="ui">Dashboards</span> navigation
                                    link, and then click <span class="ui">Burn Rate</span>.</p>
                            </li>
                            <li>
                                <p>Repeat steps 3 through 6.</p>
                            </li>
                            <li>
                                <p>Return to the Project Dashboard, and refresh the browser. </p>
                            </li>
                            <li>
                                <p>Verify that the <span class="ui">Task Burndown</span> chart shows the new start and
                                    end dates. </p>
                            </li>
                        </ol>
                    </div>
                    <h3 class="procedureSubHeading">To switch between displaying work hours and number of
                        work items in the Task Burndown or Burn Rate reports</h3>
                    <div class="subSection">
                        <ol>
                            <li>
                                <p>In the dashboard navigation panel, click <span class="ui">Reports</span>.</p>
                            </li>
                            <li>
                                <p>In Report Manager, click <span class="ui">Dashboards</span>, and then click <span
                                    class="ui">Burndown</span> or <span class="ui">Burn Rate</span>.</p>
                            </li>
                            <li>
                                <p>Click <span class="ui">Properties</span>, and then click <span class="ui">Parameters
                                    </span>. </p>
                            </li>
                            <li>
                                <p>In the <span class="ui">YAxis</span> list, click one of the following options:
                                </p>
                                <ul>
                                    <li>
                                        <p><span class="ui">Hours of Work</span> displays the cumulative number of work hours
                                            for all tasks that are defined for the iteration.</p>
                                    </li>
                                    <li>
                                        <p><span class="ui">Number of Work Items</span> displays the cumulative number of work
                                            items, grouped by state, that are defined for the iteration. </p>
                                    </li>
                                </ul>
                            </li>
                            <li>
                                <p>Click <span class="ui">Apply</span>.</p>
                            </li>
                        </ol>
                    </div>
                    <h3 class="procedureSubHeading">To display different trend lines in the Task Burndown
                        report</h3>
                    <div class="subSection">
                        <ol>
                            <li>
                                <p>In the dashboard navigation panel, click <span class="ui">Reports</span>.</p>
                            </li>
                            <li>
                                <p>In Report Manager, click <span class="ui">Dashboards</span>, and then click <span
                                    class="ui">Burndown</span>.</p>
                            </li>
                            <li>
                                <p>Click <span class="ui">Properties</span>, and then click <span class="ui">Parameters
                                    </span>. </p>
                            </li>
                            <li>
                                <p>In the <span class="ui">TrendLineParameter</span> list, click one of the following
                                    options: </p>
                                <ul>
                                    <li>
                                        <p><span class="ui">Display Actual</span> displays a band that is based on the actual
                                            burndown. The band intersects the x-axis when the iteration is expected to finish.
                                        </p>
                                    </li>
                                    <li>
                                        <p><span class="ui">Display Ideal</span> displays a straight line from the remaining
                                            work at the start date to the x-axis on the end date.</p>
                                    </li>
                                    <li>
                                        <p><span class="ui">Display Both</span> displays both the actual and ideal trend lines.
                                        </p>
                                    </li>
                                    <li>
                                        <p><span class="ui">None</span> does not display a trend line. </p>
                                    </li>
                                </ul>
                            </li>
                            <li>
                                <p>Click <span class="ui">Apply</span>.</p>
                            </li>
                            <li>
                                <p>Return to the Project Dashboard, and refresh the browser. </p>
                            </li>
                        </ol>
                    </div>
                </div>
                <a name="Progress" />
                <h3 class="subHeading">Monitoring Progress</h3>
                <div class="subsection">
                    <p>To monitor team progress, you can review the <span class="ui">Task Burndown (hours)
                        </span> report for the following types of indicators:</p>
                    <ul>
                        <li>
                            <p><span class="label">Has Completed Work stopped increasing in the Task Burndown (hours)
                                report? </span> </p>
                            <p>One or more issues might be blocking progress or the team might not be resolving
                                and closing work items that it has completed, fixed, and verified.</p>
                        </li>
                        <li>
                            <p><span class="label">Is the team adding or expanding the scope of work during the
                                iteration? </span> </p>
                            <p>Significant increases over time to the amount of Remaining Work may indicate poor
                                estimations or scope creep. That is, either the team did not accurately estimate
                                the work at the start of the iteration or the team added features after the iteration
                                started. When required effort is larger than estimated effort, team members might
                                be underestimating the difficulty, time, or other factors. You should investigate
                                the root causes. For example, you might want to determine how granular the Tasks
                                are.</p>
                        </li>
                        <li>
                            <p><span class="label">Do changes in the reports match your expectations?</span> 
                            </p>
                            <p>Dashboard reports reflect work that the team is tracking. You should expect the reports
                                to change according to the decisions and changes that the team makes about the work.
                                If the team reallocates work to another iteration or decides to add work for an
                                iteration, those one or more reports on the Project dashboard should reflect those
                                decisions. </p>
                        </li>
                    </ul>
                    <p>If the slope of the <span class="ui">Remaining Work</span> is progressing near or
                        under the <span class="ui">Ideal Trend</span> line, the team is executing well against
                        the iteration plan. However, if the <span class="ui">Remaining Work</span> slope
                        is higher than the <span class="ui">Ideal Trend</span> line, the team will probably
                        not complete all planned tasks before the end of the iteration.</p>
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